Podcasts about house speaker joe straus

In this edition of the TribCast, the first one after the party primary runoffs, Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey sits down with Political Editor Aman Batheja and reporters Patrick Svitek and Emma Platoff.Among the topics this week:1. The RunoffsDemocrats nominated an openly gay Latina for governor — a first, and both parties filled out their ballots for Congress and the Legislature. What’s it all mean? What were the takeaways from this very low turnout election?2. The winners and losersSome candidates tried to offset low voter interest with endorsements and donations and help from better-known state officials, like House Speaker Joe Straus and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Who’s endorsees did best? Worst?3. WhatyamacallitsThe post-election analyses in the news media prompted a quiet but fervent conversation about how to describe the different Republican factions that took part in Tuesday’s elections. Apparently, everybody wants to be a conservative of some kind, and nobody wants to be a moderate of any kind.4. Guns, schools and politicsAfter ten were killed and 13 were wounded in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School, southeast of Houston, last week, Gov. Greg Abbott has convened groups of lawmakers and opinion leaders to talk about what the state can do to protect students in the state’s public schools.Thanks for tuning in! We’ll see you next week!

This week'sParty Politics: Texas Edition, co-hosts Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghausbring you: State Republican Executive Committee censures (who else) House Speaker Joe Straus Hilderbran out at Texas Facilities Commission Director Texas Associated Business “dark money” scandal Kay Granger possible Appropriations Chair Then they get into the nuts and bolts of fundraising numbers in the race for the Senate between Beto O' Rourke and Senator Ted Cruz . As always, don’t forget to check out our national episodes of Party Politics, too. You can download them on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Tweet us at #PartyPoliticsPod or email partypoliticspod@houstonpublicmedia.org.

The profs dig deep into all of the flavors and varieties of Governor Abbott's vetoes.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about the governor's special session call, bills he's signed and vetoed, the final state budget and what the current political climate means for House Speaker Joe Straus.

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Edgar about the governor's special session call, bills he's signed and vetoed, the final state budget and what the current political climate means for House Speaker Joe Straus. 

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about how Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus performed in 2015.